Senior Consultant - Vendor Management Systems

Senior Consultant – VMS Transformation

• Job Title: Senior Consultant, VMS
• Location: Melbourne
• Employment Type: Contract
• Contract Length: 6 months (Possibly 12 months)

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Consultant to join a leading financial institution and drive a critical, large-scale enterprise transformation. The successful candidate will spearhead the implementation of a new Vendor Management System (VMS), designed to overhaul manual, fragmented processes and significantly uplift risk management and commercial benefits. This high-impact program structure requires coordinated planning and streamlined governance across three primary streams: Technology, Contingent Labour, and Fixed Price/SoW Sourcing. You will play a pivotal role in managing interconnected activities, supporting change functions, and driving consistent progress toward a modernized future-state design.

Key Criteria

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Bring

• 7+ years of experience managing large-scale, complex projects to successful delivery within scope, time, and budget.
• Extensive experience managing change management programmes within highly complex, regulated environments.
• Proficiency in diverse delivery methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and standard project management tools.
• Strong capabilities in capturing business requirements (current and future state) and transposing them into clear process flows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven professional relationship management and negotiation capabilities.
• A strong achievement focus and resilience, with the ability to prioritize a high volume of complex activities.
• Tertiary qualifications are preferred, alongside relevant procurement accreditations, certificates, or industry memberships.

Key Relationships

In this role, you will interface and collaborate directly with:

• EPSS Leadership Team
• Line 1 (DCO) and Line 2 Risk teams
• Domain Architecture & Technology teams
• Finance
• External Vendors and Business Users

Key Responsibilities

• Project Leadership: Lead sprints, assign tasks, monitor progress, and maintain an accurate project schedule while ensuring teams have the resources to succeed.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Manage stakeholder expectations with a clear focus on outcomes, providing weekly updates and collaborating closely with internal development teams and external vendors.
• Execution & Delivery: Oversee the execution of project activities, managing interdependencies to ensure deliverables meet quality standards and achieve established milestone dates.
• Risk & Documentation: Identify project risks and issues, implement robust mitigation strategies, and maintain up-to-date documentation compliant with the project framework.

If this sounds like you, someone you know, or you're ready for a confidential chat regarding your next career step, then apply below and/or send an email including your CV to ***email_hidden***. All applications will be reviewed, however due to large demand, detailed feedback may not always be possible.